Poor school connectedness (SC), defined as students’ feelings of belonging, safety, and fairness at school, is a risk factor for negative psychosocial outcomes. Few studies have examined the specific relationship between SC and anxiety. This study examined the relation between SC and anxiety within a group of 114 clinically anxious youth (mean age = 10.82;SD= 2.93; 48.2% female; 70.2% White, non-Hispanic); age differences were also examined. Results indicated that SC was significantly negatively associated with age but unrelated to gender, race/ethnicity, socio-economic status, parent education, or presence of a comorbid disorder. Findings generally revealed that low SC was associated with greater total and domain specific anxiety. SC may play a unique role in the maintenance of global and domain specific anxiety symptoms.

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学校联系和儿童焦虑

学校连通性差（SC）被定义为学生在学校的归属感、安全感和公平感，是负面社会心理结果的风险因素。很少有研究检查 SC 与焦虑之间的具体关系。本研究调查了一组 114 名临床焦虑青年（平均年龄 = 10.82；标清= 2.93; 48.2% 女性；70.2% 白人，非西班牙裔）；还检查了年龄差异。结果表明，SC 与年龄显着负相关，但与性别、种族/民族、社会经济地位、父母教育或合并症无关。调查结果普遍表明，低 SC 与更大的总焦虑和特定领域焦虑相关。SC 可能在维持全局和特定领域的焦虑症状中发挥独特的作用。